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<br />rafts rUUliC Lii>fary AUViSOI) tloarG <br />~linutes of the Regular ~Ieeting <br />October 18, 2006 <br /> <br />The Paris Public Library AdvISOry Board met in regular session Wednesday afternoon, October IS, 2006, at 4 <br />o'clock in the Library Gallery. Chairman Bill Kennedy called the meeting to order. Other members in <br />anenaance were H11aa MaHory, Deboran Hatley, JaCKIe AlsObrook, Debbie Anaerson, ana Audrey Lakes. Also <br />in attendance were Priscilla McAnally, Library Director; and Amanda Green, Friends of the Library President. <br /> <br />There bemg no corrections or additions to the mmutes of the September meeting, they were approved as <br />pr~sented. <br /> <br />A retlfement pany hosted oy tne Frienas of tile Library is scheduiea for Monaay, October 23, for Chjldren' s <br />Librarian Emily Kirkman. The Friends priority this month is to push attendance at the October 28 luncheon. <br /> <br />The budget and statistical reports were presented both for the month of September and the entire 2005-2006 <br />fiscal year. All but $5700 of the 2005-2006 budget was expended. The 2005-2006 circulation figure showed a <br /> <br />- - '. -. . . . <br />6~/o decrease trom the 2004-2005 year, but that should improve this year with the out of CIty tee no longer in <br />effect. The September report reflected an increase of 4% in circulation over September ofIast year. There were <br /> <br />. . ". - . . - . ". . <br />8 children;s programs in September with ill in attendance. Library visits tor September were down 8%. There <br />were 444 new items in September. <br />(, \ ~ l <br /> <br />~ ;A,f\ l"tC \, . ' ., . ~ ~ .' '. '" , . '. . <br />~teven ~lS!at IS the new Ilbrary paraproressIonaL W!tn t.rruly s rememem, one reSIgnatIOn, a.t1a one on SICK <br />leave, the library is currently short-staffed. Work continues on weeding out videos with many extremely <br />overdue ones being taken off the records. <br /> <br />There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 4:30 p.m. <br /> <br />,~i~()JJ~ <br /> <br />~- <br />D 11'. 4 d S <br />~OOI~ f\l1 ~rson, ecretary <br /> <br />. 1/1/5/ b(P <br /> <br />~,.,y, ~. <br /> <br />. .' <br />